By The FirstIn this episode of The PDB Situation Report:
• The latest on the ongoing international debate over whether Ukraine should be allowed to use western weapons to strike inside Russian territory.
• An interview with Karolina Hird, the Russia deputy team lead at the Institute for the Study of War, for insight on the Ukraine weapons debate.
• A discussion with Chris Cabrera, the Vice President of the National Border Patrol Council, about the difficult realities faced by America’s border patrol agents and the troubling toll it’s having on their mental health.
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